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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

South Umpqua Memorial Pool

There
is a pool in Myrtle Creek.We have been
there a few times. As I have mentioned several times before, Jenna LOVES the
water.She would like to live in the
water 24/7.We went there yesterday, but
I did not get in with her.I sat on the
side lines and mostly read, but every once in a while I would look up to see
how she was doing.

Public swimming is from 1:30 to
4:30.I was surprised to see her
willingly get out of the pool and wrap a towel around her and met her on the
side.It wasn’t until then that I
learned she had NOT gotten out willingly, but had been kicked out along with
everybody else.I decided to sign her up
for swim lessons.

As I stood reading over the schedule, I
noticed that water aerobics is taught 5 days a week.3 days offered Mon, Wed and Fri at 5:30
(which is when the sun is still blasting down) and Tues and Thursday at 9:00
am.I figured Jenna could wait an hour
for me and then I would wait a half hour for her.

I enjoyed the intimacy of the pool and
the amount of space in which the class was allowed to travel.It has actually been a while since I’ve been
to aerobics (not since I lived in Kearns) and I enjoyed the workout and the
welcome to the class.

Unlike the pool area in Kearns – which
always seems dark to me – the class was held outdoors in the bright sunshine
and there is an awesome view of Oregon and there was a nice breeze and I really
loved being there.

Jenna seemed uncomfortable with the
swimming level I had chosen for her, and so we changed it to a different level
that will go for two weeks, and then I can probably put her back in the level
she was in this morning and then to the next level after that.Thus by the end of summer she should have
three levels completed and know how to actually swim instead of just being able
to save herself from drowning (which is good – but not as complete)

About Me

I am a mother, a sister, a daughter, a friend . . . I am a memory preserver and I enjoy learning. I have read a few Blogs and am a bit reluctant about starting my own. I don't believe I have anything pertinant to add to the Bloggers walk of life. (to learn why this blog is so named, read my first post created January 1, 2012) http://beneaththewraps.blogspot.com/2012/01/introduction-beneath-wraps.html